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Author: Julie Starling

Traitors!

Traitors!

Sometimes, we’ll be hiking along, minding our own darn business when we spot two interlopers hanging out on our path. We do our best to be polite and ignore them, but…
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Ode to a Scarecrow

Ode to a Scarecrow

 A poem by Mr. Wild Dingo Dauntless flew young scarecrow blue Unfettered he, from sac set free
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I See London, I see France…

I See London, I see France…

“Well, you’re half right Big Boy. That would be France behind us. But if the next words out of your mouth are about my jodhpurs, you’ll be seeing the moon—up…
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Voluptuous is the New Skinny

Voluptuous is the New Skinny

“Hi ya Sweetstuff! You sure are cute!” While yesterday’s post pointed out how dogs recognize their own breed, today’s post recognizes that you just can’t help who you fall for.…
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Breedist

Breedist

Ever notice if your dog recognizes his kind? Juno always cries when she sees another Northern breed. But Loki surprises me because he’s a mixed breed: Formosan and German Shepherd.…
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Limits and Liberties

Limits and Liberties

The past two years have been a huge exercise of balance between limits and liberties.  The two of my dogs have different limits and knowing them is key to giving them the…
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